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Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TSE:6302) Shares Could Be 29% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

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Key Insights

  • Sumitomo Heavy Industries' estimated fair value is JP¥4,696 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
  • Current share price of JP¥3,344 suggests Sumitomo Heavy Industries is potentially 29% undervalued
  • Analyst price target for 6302 is JP¥4,600 which is 2.0% below our fair value estimate

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TSE:6302) by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to today's value. Our analysis will employ the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Before you think you won't be able to understand it, just read on! It's actually much less complex than you'd imagine.

We would caution that there are many ways of valuing a company and, like the DCF, each technique has advantages and disadvantages in certain scenarios. If you still have some burning questions about this type of valuation, take a look at the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Check out our latest analysis for Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Is Sumitomo Heavy Industries Fairly Valued?

We're using the 2-stage growth model, which simply means we take in account two stages of company's growth. In the initial period the company may have a higher growth rate and the second stage is usually assumed to have a stable growth rate. To start off with, we need to estimate the next ten years of cash flows. Where possible we use analyst estimates, but when these aren't available we extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the last estimate or reported value. We assume companies with shrinking free cash flow will slow their rate of shrinkage, and that companies with growing free cash flow will see their growth rate slow, over this period. We do this to reflect that growth tends to slow more in the early years than it does in later years.

A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, so we need to discount the sum of these future cash flows to arrive at a present value estimate:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast

2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Levered FCF (¥, Millions) JP¥24.6b JP¥25.1b JP¥32.1b JP¥33.5b JP¥34.4b JP¥35.2b JP¥35.7b JP¥36.1b JP¥36.4b JP¥36.7b
Growth Rate Estimate Source Analyst x3 Analyst x2 Analyst x1 Analyst x1 Est @ 2.82% Est @ 2.05% Est @ 1.51% Est @ 1.14% Est @ 0.87% Est @ 0.69%
Present Value (¥, Millions) Discounted @ 6.3% JP¥23.1k JP¥22.2k JP¥26.7k JP¥26.2k JP¥25.4k JP¥24.4k JP¥23.3k JP¥22.1k JP¥21.0k JP¥19.9k

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = JP¥234b

After calculating the present value of future cash flows in the initial 10-year period, we need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all future cash flows beyond the first stage. For a number of reasons a very conservative growth rate is used that cannot exceed that of a country's GDP growth. In this case we have used the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield (0.3%) to estimate future growth. In the same way as with the 10-year 'growth' period, we discount future cash flows to today's value, using a cost of equity of 6.3%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2034 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = JP¥37b× (1 + 0.3%) ÷ (6.3%– 0.3%) = JP¥608b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= JP¥608b÷ ( 1 + 6.3%)10= JP¥330b

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is JP¥564b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of JP¥3.3k, the company appears a touch undervalued at a 29% discount to where the stock price trades currently. The assumptions in any calculation have a big impact on the valuation, so it is better to view this as a rough estimate, not precise down to the last cent.

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TSE:6302 Discounted Cash Flow August 29th 2024

Important Assumptions

The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the cash flows. You don't have to agree with these inputs, I recommend redoing the calculations yourself and playing with them. The DCF also does not consider the possible cyclicality of an industry, or a company's future capital requirements, so it does not give a full picture of a company's potential performance. Given that we are looking at Sumitomo Heavy Industries as potential shareholders, the cost of equity is used as the discount rate, rather than the cost of capital (or weighted average cost of capital, WACC) which accounts for debt. In this calculation we've used 6.3%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.214. Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility, compared to the market as a whole. We get our beta from the industry average beta of globally comparable companies, with an imposed limit between 0.8 and 2.0, which is a reasonable range for a stable business.

SWOT Analysis for Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Strength
  • Earnings growth over the past year exceeded the industry.
  • Debt is not viewed as a risk.
  • Dividend is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the market.
Weakness
  • No major weaknesses identified for 6302.
Opportunity
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow faster than the Japanese market.
  • Good value based on P/E ratio and estimated fair value.
Threat
  • Dividends are not covered by cash flow.
  • Annual revenue is forecast to grow slower than the Japanese market.

Moving On:

Although the valuation of a company is important, it ideally won't be the sole piece of analysis you scrutinize for a company. The DCF model is not a perfect stock valuation tool. Instead the best use for a DCF model is to test certain assumptions and theories to see if they would lead to the company being undervalued or overvalued. For example, changes in the company's cost of equity or the risk free rate can significantly impact the valuation. What is the reason for the share price sitting below the intrinsic value? For Sumitomo Heavy Industries, we've compiled three fundamental factors you should look at:

  1. Risks: Case in point, we've spotted 2 warning signs for Sumitomo Heavy Industries you should be aware of.
  2. Future Earnings: How does 6302's growth rate compare to its peers and the wider market? Dig deeper into the analyst consensus number for the upcoming years by interacting with our free analyst growth expectation chart.
  3. Other High Quality Alternatives: Do you like a good all-rounder? Explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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